used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I intend to be careful in the future,” answered the youth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
Fred
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From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
yet to be or coming
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
someone who hunts game
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
be the source of pain
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I intend to be careful in the future,” answered the youth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “I intend to be careful in the future,” answered the youth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
Joe
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From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
Runnell's
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From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
snowbanknoun
a mound or heap of snow
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
snowshoesnounUS /ˈsnoʊʃuːz/
plural of “snowshoe” — a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If you should slide over a cliff and land upon the rocks, you might get badly hurt.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
at the time that
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Fred had broken one of his snowshoes while running away from the deer, and Joel Runnell’s first work after Harry and Joe had left Snow Lodge was to repair this.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “So far you have tumbled into nothing worse than a snowbank.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You want to be more careful in the future,” said the old hunter, when the job was finished.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “I intend to be careful in the future,” answered the youth.
